International Box Day 2012

Hello, it's International Box Day and to celebrate, I was able to persuade our two reluctant models to pose for some photos. Actually, they could care less, so I just set a box on the floor and let nature take its course :)

It's International Box Day, YEA!!! Do I look excited, or what?


Okay now, this is more like it!! Room to stretch...


You know, this box IS big enough to share...


Well, until next year...

A Cat with a Plan

Obviously, Yum Yum has the right idea today...



It just amazes me the positions she ends up sleeping in. Oh well, enough playing, it's time to get back to work. Spring Break means getting caught up on the assignments the kidlets didn't get done when they should have. So, instead of trying to fix a virus-ridden computer, I get to help them with their assignments and labs.
You know, Yum Yum's idea is looking better and better all the time.

Thinking Inside the Box

Laser Cat is Watching

Trays are for Sitting

Is there nothing off-limits...

Koko, Undercover

Over the past few days, the temperature has dropped and we are in the middle of another cold snap. Tired of the cold, Koko had a great idea: why not burrow under the covers and take a snooze...



You can tell that he is SO thrilled with having his picture taken.

Yum Yum on a Roll

I come out into the living room this morning to find this...







That was just a small portion of the carnage, as it started in the dining room, went into the hallway, and ended up in the living room.

Gee, Yum Yum, I wonder which one of you did this?

Finals, Yum Yum, and Weight Loss

Finals...
I've been busy the past few weeks helping the kidlets finish their schoolwork for the semester and studying for their final exams (all comprehensive, so they need to know everything they learned in each of their classes for the entire semester. Oh, and NO NOTES are allowed) later this week. With that being said, here is what I feel like...




As to the weight loss: I know I don't write about it much anymore, but I am still losing the fat, although I still weigh about the same as I did last year...around 205. I am thinking that since I am still strength training, the lack of weight loss (actual pounds) is due to the muscle I am continuing to build. I can tell that the fat is leaving, but ever-so slowly.

Well, I guess I better get back to the books, so I can try and remember everything I taught this semester. I hope you all have a great week and I'll see you on Friday Fotos.

The Further Adventures of Koko and Yum Yum

Because there are a few things going on right now, I have not been updating as much as I would like. So, in lieu of a post which displays my rapier wit and my manic mutilation of the English language, I give you a few more photos of our two felines.

Oh, and you should know that this morning, the one sticking her tongue out again, managed to fish an empty cat food can out of the trash and unroll an entire roll of toilet paper all over the living room floor...


Once again, Yum Yum showing her disdain...





Hanging-out on the cat tree my dad built...

The Cat Who Got into Everything

The little angel

My wife and I are about ready to kill a Siamese. Ever since Yum Yum woke us up this morning, the second time after being fed, she has been getting into absolutely everything. This little monster currently has five little plastic springs that she just loves to play with, but they've just disappeared. We looked under the couch, the chairs, the bed, but we just can't find them. So being spring-less, she began chewing on the Christmas tree (I know, it should've been taken down weeks ago, but we just love having it up) and if she isn't doing that, she is playing with the blinds, the cords, our iPod headphones, using my Total Gym for a scratching post, knocking the Dvd's off of the table, trying to steal my pen, or walking over the keyboard...I think you get the general idea. We usually squirt her with some water (we have a squirt bottle for just this purpose), but she just shakes it off and finds something else to get into.


It all started at around 7:00AM when she came pouncing on our bed and began to tear around over the top of us. My wife decided to get up and go into the living room, but did Yum Yum follow her? Nope, she continued to run over the top of me, attacking my feet and head for a good ten to fifteen minutes. Finally, growing bored with this, she took her show "on the road" and went to distract my wife. While my wife was wrapped-up in her blanket and trying to read the Bible, Yum Yum got right to work and began chewing on the tree. Unwrapping and grabbing the bottle, Mary walked over to the tree and squirted her. Back to the couch and just as she got wrapped up, Yum Yum renewed her assault on the tree.

This went on a few more times and I guess it finally sunk into that tiny Siamese mind to stop playing with the Christmas tree, because she stopped and began playing with the blinds and those tantalizing cords that hang beside them. The only good part about this change of venue, is the fact that my wife doesn't have to get up off the couch to "discipline" the little darling.

Fast-forward a few hours and my wife is in the kitchen preparing food for our birds. She has a bag of peas in her hand, when she hears the tell-tale sign of a cat trying to climb a tree. As Mary turns towards the tree, the peas go flying out of the bag and all over the kitchen and dining room floors; Yum Yum goes flying into the bathroom and thus earns her first, well-deserved, timeout.

After about ten minutes, she is released from her self-imposed prison and you would have thought that she may have learned her lesson, but no it was back to the mischief, which continued until just about an hour ago. She is now stretched full-length on my wife's blanket, dreaming no doubt, of other mischief she can get into.

Yum Yum and the Tongue

While I am knee-deep in writing my new novel (soon to become a major motion picture..I wish), I probably won't be writing many long posts, for which you are all most likely jumping for joy. My current word count is 5200/50,000. With this in mind, I decided to post a few pictures of our newest family member.

My wife was able to get these shots with her phone-camera.


Yes, we have a dork cat...

Paw it Forward

Last week Koko and Yum Yum received a wonderful gift from their friends Isabella, Angel, and Sadie at BeadedTail. They were so excited that they could not wait for me to unpack their goodies, so Koko took the initiative and dove right on in. Little did I know at the time, but there was a wonderful catnip tackle bag buried on the bottom of the box.




Koko and yum Yum investigating their new gift...





Enough looking, immediate action is required...





Here are all the terrific new toys and treats we got.
Koko is playing with the catnip tackle bag...





Hey, that one's mine...





Playtime...





After all, it is a box...




This was the first time that Koko and Yum Yum have really played together, so this gift could not have come at a better time. Once again, thanks to Angel, Isabella, and Sadie for the wonderful treats and toys!

If you would like to participate in Paw It Forward, please leave a comment and I will pick one lucky winner to receive a box of goodies for their pet(s).

How it works:
I send you a box of treats for your pet
You then choose someone to send a box of treats to or you can donate to your local animal shelter.

Koko and Yum Yum

Well, it's been just about five days since Yum Yum was given free-reign of the house and I have to say that she has adjusted quite well. For the first few days, she was still sleeping-off the effects of her surgery, but slowly started to explore. Koko, on the other hand, spent most of those first few days under our bed and when he did come out, he just hissed at her.

Using her feline feminine wiles, she eventually won him over and I am happy to say that they even play together now. Although Koko doesn't appreciate it very much, she just loves to bat at his tail.

Well, I've yammered on long enough, enjoy the pictures...




Yum Yum exploring, complete with laser eyes...





Yum Yum working on my next article...





Tired after checking out her new digs...





Koko and Yum Yum finally make peace...